Blog Archive

Check through the Blog posts below to find our latest extended book reviews, our #TalkingLocationWith … pieces, and our views on matters of general literary interest. Search by either Location or by the Keywords you would like to come up in the results…

Novel set in the South of France (“an extremely readable tale”)

Novel set in the South of France (“an extremely readable tale”) 27th September 2015

Wish You Were Here by Catherine Alliott, novel set in the South of France (and London). When Catherine’s latest book landed on my door, I thought of all the other books waiting to be read. But……..I opened it up...

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Novel set in South Africa (day and night…)

Novel set in South Africa (day and night…) 25th September 2015

Up Against The Night by Justin Cartwright – novel set in South Africa Up Against The Night is a quite excellent novel. Justin Cartwright writes extremely well, and uses his words to paint evocative pictures. His style is easy going and...

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Thriller set in London (488 pages of non-stop excitement)

Thriller set in London (488 pages of non-stop excitement) 22nd September 2015

Baptism by Max Kinnings, thriller set in London (the Underground) and briefly Snowdonia.   A dramatic start to this thriller, followed by the murder of a monk in Snowdonia which leads to 16 hours of fast moving action. For...

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Novel set in London (“…an emotional chase..”)

Novel set in London (“…an emotional chase..”) 20th September 2015

Ignoring Gravity by Sandra Danby, novel set in London (Wimbledon and more) Ignoring Gravity, first in the ‘Rose Haldane: Identity Detective’ series by Sandra Danby, is set in London. From Wimbledon, around the corner from the All England Lawn...

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Your September competition – Turkish Delights!

Your September competition – Turkish Delights! 18th September 2015

Your chance to win this month’s great first prize… a copy of Gill Paul’s amazing new historical novel, No Place For A Lady, set during the “godforsaken war” in the Turkish lands; complete with a beautiful woven bookmark, plus an Istanbul notebook, plus a copy...

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